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And could it possibly be justified?<p>Ron Johnson, the disgraced outgoing CEO of JC Penney, made an astonishing 1,795-times the average wage and benefits of his department store workers, according to a new survey from Bloomberg. That makes JC Penney the single most unequal company in the U.S., by …

Augustus Caesar, in 13 B.C., worried that retired soldiers might rise up against the empire. So he came up with a clever solution: after twenty years in a legion and five years in the military reserves, a soldier would earn, in a lump sum, a pension that worked out to about thirteen times a …

In just four years, Nottingham’s tax has already paid for two new tram lines and other bus and rail improvements.<p>Nottingham, England, is the first U.K. city to levy a tax on parking in order to pay for public transport. In 2012, the city began taxing commuter parking spaces, after a period where …

They seemed like such a good idea in the 1950s.<p><i>Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from remarks delivered by the author on March 16 at the University of Arkansas’s Clinton School of Public Service, in Little Rock.</i><p>Little Rock is a fascinating city. With its river and renovated warehouses and …

The country's supreme court has reversed its ban on assisted suicide, permitting those with "endless suffering" to end their own lives.<p>In 1991, Sue Rodriguez, a Canadian woman living in British Columbia, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Knowing …

Public support for capital punishment has declined in recent years, but the issue continues to be a point of contention, as some advocate for its repeal and others push for its reinstatement.<p>Capital punishment will be on the ballot in a handful of states this week. The propositions come amid rising …

When Katlyn Burbidge's son was 6 years old, he was performing some silly antic typical of a first-grader. But after she snapped a photo and started using her phone, he asked her a serious question: "Are you going to post that to Facebook?"<p>She laughed and answered, "Yes, I think I will." What he …

Probiotics found in yoghurt and supplements could help improve the thinking and memory for people with Alzheimer’s disease, research has found.<p>In a clinical trial involving 52 people, those who drank a daily dose of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium bacteria for 12 weeks showed improvements on …

Maybe, in the near future, calling something a “dumpster fire” won’t carry the flavor of a pejorative that it does now.<p>The practice of burning trash to generate energy works well for Sweden, but in the US the idea remains controversial. That might be changing. Officials in seven Idaho counties have …

Targeting the gut could create a new class of psychiatric treatments.<p>Researchers have long known that the bacteria living in your gut can “talk” to your brain. Gut microbes, which collectively make up what’s called the gut microbiome, can have a significant impact on mood and cognition ― leading …

<b>(CNN) —</b> The mayor of a seaside town on the French Riviera is sticking by his town's burkini ban, telling beachgoers, "if you don't want to live the way we do, don't come."<p>"You have to behave in the way that people behave in the country that accepted you, and that is it," Cogolin Mayor Marc Etienne …

In 13 years as a professional hairstylist, Christine Walker has listened to clients vent about all sorts of personal drama: work stress, trouble with teenagers, extramarital affairs.<p>But starting Jan. 1, Walker, who works at Belle du Jour Salon in Lemont, will be required by law to have special …

<b>(CNN) —</b> Mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis, France's highest administrative court ruled Friday.<p>The Council of State's ruling suspends a ban in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, and could affect cities around the country that have prohibited the full-length swimsuit.<p>More than 30 …

Isabel* first started walking with her head down to hide her bruised eyes. Then, it became a matter of convenience. She would look at the ground to avoid eye contact with men as she moved through the streets of Buenaventura, Colombia, a sprawling Afro-Colombian port city on the country’s Pacific …

America’s renters are paying more and having less money left over to generate the demand required for economic growth.<p>“The rent is too damn high” is more than a political slogan. It reflects the harsh reality of increasingly unaffordable housing in America today. Ever since the economic crisis of …

At the time, Mitchell was subject to a court order barring contact with Apling, his ex-girlfriend. Mitchell had a rap sheet of at least 12 prior similar convictions, and had been arrested for an alleged domestic violence attack against Aplin just days before her death.<p>This scenario is not unusual. …

Musician Phil Collins retired a few years back and found he had a lot of time on his hands. He filled it by drinking. According to this story, he's part of a trend. "Retired, wealthy and bored after their children have long left home, many over-fifties can relate to the same curse that afflicted …